9-letter words containing n, a, m, b
- mandibles — Plural form of mandible.
- mandibula — (anatomy) mandible.
- mangabeys — Plural form of mangabey.
- manitoban — a province in central Canada. 246,512 sq. mi. (638,466 sq. km). Abbreviation: Man. Capital: Winnipeg.
- manta bay — an inlet of the Pacific, on the W coast of Ecuador.
- manubrial — Anatomy, Zoology. a segment, bone, cell, etc., resembling a handle.
- manubrium — Anatomy, Zoology. a segment, bone, cell, etc., resembling a handle.
- manurable — Able, or suitable, to be manured or cultivated on.
- marabunta — A large population of army ants on the move, eating anything in their wake.
- marienbad — a spa and resort town in the Czech Republic.
- mason bee — any of numerous solitary bees, as of the family Megachilidae, that construct nests of clay.
- mast band — a hoop of metal around a mast, used as a reinforcement or as an object for attaching stays, tackles, etc.
- meibomian — Alternative form of Meibomian.
- membranal — Of or pertaining to a membrane.
- membraned — Having a (specified type of) membrane.
- membranes — Plural form of membrane.
- microbian — (biology) Of, relating to, or caused by, microbes; microbial.
- midbrains — Plural form of midbrain.
- milk bank — a place for collection and storage of human milk for dispensing to those who require it, as for infants who are allergic to cows' milk and whose mothers' milk is unavailable.
- millibarn — one thousandth of a barn. Abbreviation: mb.
- minibeast — (informal) An insect / bug etc.
- minibraai — (South Africa, rare, nonce) A small (miniature) barbecue; A barbecue for two people.
- minibreak — A brief pause for relaxation.
- money-bag — a bag for money.
- moneybags — a bag for money.
- monobasic — Chemistry. (of an acid) containing one replaceable hydrogen atom.
- monoblast — A cell, normally found in bone marrow, that matures into a monocyte.
- monoboard — Synonym of monoski.
- monocable — an aerial ropeway having a single moving cable.
- montauban — a department in S France. 1440 sq. mi. (3730 sq. km). Capital: Montauban.
- moonbeams — Plural form of moonbeam.
- moth bean — a low, trailing Indian plant, Vigna aconitifolia, of the legume family, having yellow flowers grown for forage and edible, mottled grayish-yellow seeds.
- mountable — Able to be mounted.
- multiband — Having or employing multiple bands, especially frequency bands.
- multibank — of or involving more than one bank
- munchable — an item of food that can be munched; a snack
- mung bean — small green legume
- myrobalan — the dried plumlike fruit of certain tropical trees of the genus Phyllanthus, used in dyeing, tanning, and making ink.
- myrobolan — Alternative form of myrobalan.
- nail bomb — an explosive device packed with nails or similar metal objects that act as shrapnel.
- nameboard — a signboard that identifies a place or object.
- nominable — capable of, or worthy of, being named
- noncombat — not including, entailing, or requiring combat: noncombat duty.
- numerable — capable of being counted, totaled, or numbered.
- obumbrant — overhanging; projecting over another part.
- ombudsman — a government official who hears and investigates complaints by private citizens against other officials or government agencies.
- on a limb — isolated
- ovalbumin — the principal protein of egg white.
- palembang — a city in SE Sumatra, in W Indonesia.
- pebbleman — DoD requirements that led to APSE. They were written in Jul 1978 and revised Jan 1979.